Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central America (UNSDG)
Central America (UNSDG): Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 15.55 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central America (UNSDG), 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Central America (UNSDG) recorded 15.55 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central America (UNSDG) peaked at 15.55 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.13, in 2000.
Central America (UNSDG) ranks 27th of 156 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Central America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.13 | — |
| 2001 | 8.56 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.97 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.37 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.79 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.19 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.92 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.26 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 11.59 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.84 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 12.11 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.45 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.71 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 12.99 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.27 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.54 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 13.89 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.18 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.54 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 14.91 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 15.21 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 15.55 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.94 | 8.13 | 11.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.15 | 11.84 | 14.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.22 | 14.91 | 15.55 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central America (UNSDG)
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 19.69 compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 19.3 compare
- 26 Grenada 19.14 compare
- 27 Marshall Islands 18.96 compare
- 28 Kiribati 18.88 compare
- 29 Oman 18.85 compare
- 30 Iraq 18.64 compare
More health data for Central America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 1,708 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 71.26 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 34.44 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 1.84 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 35.73 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.29 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 10.92 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 78.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central America (UNSDG)?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Central America (UNSDG) was 15.55 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.55 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Central America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.13 in 2000.
- How does Central America (UNSDG) rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Central America (UNSDG) ranks 27th out of 156 groups with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Central America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America (UNSDG) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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